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Killing Game (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)

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Any fan of CSI will like this series of novels, but with this one, you will be a little dissapointed. The last couple of novels were very strong, but this one puts the plot on the backburner and works more on character development. The way Collins describes the characters, their thoughts, and their attitudes is dead-on with the characters we've grown to love from the show. The plot, about two seemingly unrelated murders, is nothing innovative or ground breaking, but is very indicative of what you see on the show. The only problem I have is that the show CSI is about forensic detective work and it seems as though the forensics aren't in play all that much in this novel.

The plot is very by the numbers and I'm sure by the end of the book most people will have figured out who did it. Check it out if you're a CSI fan, but if this is your first CSI novel, you may want to go back and read Binding Ties instead.

I have been a fan of CSI for about three years now and got into reading the books by Max Allan Collins in December of last year. The books follow the timeline of the television show but are understandably behind what is happening there. For instance, Killing Game is set in the time when Grissom's team had been broken up by Ecklie and Grissom was still head of the graveyard shift and had Sara, Greg and Sophia reporting to him and Catherine had become head of the swing shift and had Warrick and Nick reporting to her.

I found Killing Game to be very compelling and will just say that if you are a fan of the show, you will enjoy the read.

KILLING GAME is another enjoyable CSI story, although I found the actual plot to be a bit too predictable for my taste. However, I finished this story in a day, and was happy with the advanced character-development that this particular story held. If you enjoy CSI as much as I do, you won't be disappointed in reading these serialized novels.

I enjoyed this book - I have been reading the series in order and can't wait for the next one to come out. You don't need to read them in order, though, and if you are just starting to read them, while this one is good, I would suggest "Binding Ties" -- it's better.

Wonderful descriptions and a great plot for all those who love the show. Characters are amazingly defined and seperated by thier thoughts.

While I enjoyed it, I thought that Max Allan Collins once again put too much emphasis on his original characters. Why not use the characters (like the lab techs) that exist in the CSI universe instead of creating new ones like the computer genius he's so enamoured with?